Testing for Endotoxins.
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I’ve been looking at this web site for a few months now, and really like it.
It seems that the top referenced sellers like EX, Mile High, etc all seem to get good, >99% purity.But, some of even the highest rated do not report Endotoxin results. For your own information, <5EU/mg is NOT a numbered result. If you look at a few sellers, they actually report the result like 0.078EU/mg for example.
Reporting <5EU/mg means it could be 4.9.A report listing "< 5 EU/mg" usually means the laboratory set their testing equipment to a highly lenient detection threshold. Rather than looking for absolute trace purity, they are only confirming that the sample is free of massive, systemic bacterial contamination.
A < 5 EU/mg specification is the absolute baseline bare-minimum for chemical legitimacy. Premium vendors looking to eliminate variables will typically test past this threshold to prove their batches achieve the much stricter limits—like < 0.05 EU/mL or even better an actual number if not <0.05.
So look at the COA’s presented from your favorite sellers. If the actual Endo isn’t reported, my recommendation is to move on to a cleaner set of samples from a different seller.
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I’ve been looking at this web site for a few months now, and really like it.
It seems that the top referenced sellers like EX, Mile High, etc all seem to get good, >99% purity.But, some of even the highest rated do not report Endotoxin results. For your own information, <5EU/mg is NOT a numbered result. If you look at a few sellers, they actually report the result like 0.078EU/mg for example.
Reporting <5EU/mg means it could be 4.9.A report listing "< 5 EU/mg" usually means the laboratory set their testing equipment to a highly lenient detection threshold. Rather than looking for absolute trace purity, they are only confirming that the sample is free of massive, systemic bacterial contamination.
A < 5 EU/mg specification is the absolute baseline bare-minimum for chemical legitimacy. Premium vendors looking to eliminate variables will typically test past this threshold to prove their batches achieve the much stricter limits—like < 0.05 EU/mL or even better an actual number if not <0.05.
So look at the COA’s presented from your favorite sellers. If the actual Endo isn’t reported, my recommendation is to move on to a cleaner set of samples from a different seller.
@mikebricker IMO endotoxin testing at US labs is a joke. Most, if not all, are false positives. You are better off relying on Sterility. They don't have the environmental controls in place to properly test, so they end up introducing them into the sample. There are endotoxins everywhere, on every surface. If you look at videos of these labs they shouldn't even consider endotoxin testing. I won't even get into the equipment and training requirements.
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@Newenough Endotoxins are very good for your immunity, didn't you know?
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